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Founded after the Mati catastrophe, a new burn survivor and support organization, SALVIA, says around 4,000 people suffer severe burns annually in Greece

The brushfire is on Mount Falakro, which means bald mountain, near the northern Greece city of Drama

Police said shots fired from Turkish side after a patrol blocked migrant smugglers ferrying migrants; border guard out of danger

The fire is in an area of Corinth called Sofiko and is moving towards the famous historical site of Epidavros

Hot air masses are coming in from Africa and the Central Mediterranean making temperatures even hotter for Greece starting Wednesday through Friday. Temperatures are expected to peak in mainland Greece, mainly in the western, central and northern regions, on Wednesday and Thursday reaching 43 degrees. Coastal areas are going to be 2 to 4 degrees […]

Greece’s Civil Protection authority has issued a high fire risk for the coming days as an extended heatwave continues.

Firefighters remain at the scene to deal with any rekindling

Both fires have caused extensive mobilization from ground teams, aircrafts and volunteers

Destructive blaze more-or-less contained by daybreak on Wednesday after an all-night effort by a sizeable fire-fighting contingent

Justice for one of Greece’s deadliest fires in 2018 remains elusive as the appeal trial which opened on Monday has been pushed back to July 16.

According to reports by local media, fire brigade ground forces are operating at the scene, aided by aerial means

According to the climate crisis and civil protection minister, since the beginning of this year's wildfire season, 256 fines have been issued and 123 arrests have been made

Temperatures will reach as high as 40 degrees Celsius, and the country is on high alert for fires

The lower court's original verdict on the Mati fire sparked public outrage by imposing prison sentences of only 3 to 5 years, which could be converted into fines of just 10 euros per day.

Spirit Aerosystems admits that its drone exhibited "flight instability", leading to the crash and rare ignition of the battery, which caused the wildfire

The emergency number 112 has been activated for residents of the greater Athens-Piraeus area

A fallen drone reportedly sparked a wildfire early Wednesday afternoon northeast of Athens proper, with four arrests subsequently announced

The latest weather front on the north Aegean island of Thasos led to wildfires erupting in two parts of the island as lighting strikes hit the ground. According to the Fire Department, the fires are burning in the village of Panagia and town of Skala Potamia. A total of 32 firefighters with one ground team, […]

During an effort to put out flames in Amaliada, firefighters discovered human bones

Of the 52 wildfires, authorities said the blaze on the popular holiday island has been mostly contained, although scattered pockets were still burning